Halloween 50 word challenge!

Win one of my autographed books! Enter this challenge by Saturday Oct 31 at midnight. Rules: write 75 word (can be less, but no more) Halloween story with a character, a scary problem and a surprise ending. Send it to me: mary@marybleckwehl.com  and happy...

Send it to Grandma!

Does your child ask you to tell them a bedtime story? Are you a writer in need of a nudge or support? Has COVID alone time grown old and you find yourself longing for someone to share your ideas with? and I’m not talking zoom time! Here’s an idea that fits...

All the time in the world

If you notice the date of my last blog entry it was 8 months ago. It’s not because I forgot about blogging. I thought about it often. The reasons I didn’t write an entry are numerous. Taking care of a high maintenance dog, spending the fall contacting and...

Remodeling Your Story

It’s the week of the Fourth of July. Usually I’m picking strawberries, planning a cook-out, and thinking about what the perfect location is to watch local fireworks (if I can get the dog calmed down-she DOES NOT like the boomers). But two days ago, our...